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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

3

diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise

1

maroon; reddish-brown

3

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

3

light brown; tawny

3

silk damask; satin damask

6

one side

1

pre-existing; already there; conventional

1

lined kimono

4

joint together; opposite; facing

4

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

2

central corridor; middle corridor

1

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

1

to congratulate

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

three-stringed guitar

6

Umeki

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

teacup saucer

1

dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)

2

to dye (in patterns)

2

tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)

3

Mihonomatsubara

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

2

black headgear worn by yamabushi

2

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

7

state of society; social conditions; order of the world

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

to hesitate; to waver

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

2

to regret

3

-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

3

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

rudder; helm

1

likes and dislikes

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2

openhearted; frank; broad-minded

1

impatience; worry

4

vexing; irritating; impatient

4